Les Arts Decoratifs is currently in preparations to tell the parallel fashion stories of Louis Vuitton (the man behind the monogram) and the house's current Artistic Director Marc Jacobs, in a new exhibit in Paris. Curated by Pamela Golbin, "Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs" will highlight the founder's early work (from establishment in 1854) and the work of Jacobs since 1997. Photos, editorial works, archive pieces and more will tell the story of two of the most influential designers of their respective generations, and in turn what the fashion landscape was (and in Jacobs's case, still is) during their respective reigns. The exhibit will inhabit two floors of the musuem, one for each designer.

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Jacobs summed up the spirit of the retrospective in a quote he said when he was just starting at Vuitton, "you've got this ultra-classic conservative age-old world of Vuitton that exists alongside the very trendy up-to-the- moment fashion world. And I think the further apart those two things get the more they complement each other in a way."

"Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs" is scheduled to open in March 2012, corresponding with Paris Fashion Week.

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